By Phil Kabler Lawmakers moved closer on Wednesday to taking a second hiatus from the special legislative session on the 2017-18 state budget, as support for a so-called Justice/Senate compromise revenue plan continued to unravel on the session's fifth day. Despite a pep talk from Gov. Jim Justice on the Senate floor encouraging support for the revenue plan (SB1007), the 19-11 passage vote in the Senate Tuesday marked the defection of 10 Democratic senators who had voted for a similar revenue plan on May 5, In a similar impromptu address to the House of Delegates Wednesday afternoon, Justice described the defection of Senate Democrats as "despicable," "terribly disappointing," and "petty politics." He urged House Republicans, who have twice summarily rejected similar revenue plans, to support the revenue bill. "If you're a Republican, when you balance the budget, lower spending, and cut taxes, it's got to be a daggone good thing," he said.

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